John M. Levine

Institution

University of Pittsburgh

Current Position

Professor of Psychology, LRDC Senior Scientist

Highest Degree

Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Wisconsin, 1969

John M. Levine did his undergraduate work at Northwestern University and received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin. He is Professor of Psychology and Senior Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Levine has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Research in Personality, both Associate Editor and Editor of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Chair of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. He is a Fellow of several professional societies, including the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Levine has edited several books on group processes and published extensively on such topics as majority and minority influence, reaction to deviance and disloyalty, group socialization, and innovation in work teams. He is an Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Kent, UK, and was co-recipient (with R. Moreland) of the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups from the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup).

Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2012). A history of small group research. In A. W. Kruglanski & W. Stroebe (Eds.), Handbook of the history of social psychology (pp. 383-406) New York: Psychology Press.